10 Things You Did Not Know About Johnny Depp

The actor who, without a doubt, has played the maximum number of eccentric roles in Hollywood movies is Johnny Depp. Hot, controversial and one of the most talented actors in the industry – Depp turned 50 this year.

We bring you 10 unknown facts about him on this occasion.

1. For an actor who played Willy Wonka, the chocolate mogul and acted in the movie ‘Chocolat’ – Johnny Depp was allergic to chocolate as a child. He suffered from rashes when he had it when he was seven – although it disappeared later. Even later, after the allergy disappeared, he never fancied chocolates much.

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2.Johnny Depp might have played the Mad Hatter in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ – but did you know that he hates clowns. In fact, clowns, spiders and ghosts are the biggest fears in his life. Who would have thought!

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3. If Johnny Depp was not an actor, he would have been a full-time musician. The fact that he plays the guitar adds to his overall charming persona – and he has done so for a number of Oasis’ songs, the movie ‘Chocolat’ and also for the soundtrack of ‘Once Upon A Time In Mexico’. He was part of a psychedelic punk band as well.

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5. With over 50 nominations and three dozen wins in his career that has now spanned almost three decades – Johnny Depp has never won an Oscar. He has been nominated three times, yes – but never won it. We know how Leonardo DiCaprio is the Oscar-deprived actor, now you can add Depp to the list. And also watch ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?’ – the only movie with both of them together.

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6. A lesser known fact about Johnny Depp is that he is a high-school dropout. He left school to be a rock musician and when he went back a fortnight later – his principal told him to go follow his dream. He used to play in various garage bands, till he met Nicolas Cage – who advised him to pursue a career in acting.

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7. A man is known by the company he keeps – and maybe also the kinds of things he collects? Well, Johnny Depp has a collection of bugs, fake moustaches and guns. It is not just his characters who are eccentric, then…

8. This man was a consummate performer ever since his childhood – actor, musician and even an animal trainer! As a kid, he used to collect lizards for pets, and then train them to perform tricks. And then in 2011, he gave voice to a lizard – we are talking about the movie ‘Rango’.

9. Johnny Depp is dating model and actress Amber Heard now – but did you know he has been engaged four times? The actor has had an exciting love life – having dated some of the industry’s hottest women. After he separated with his wife who he married when he was 20, he put the ring on Sherilyn Fenn, Kate Moss, Jennifer Grey and Winona Ryder – and then got cold feet.

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10. One of Johnny Depp’s famous quotes is “My body is my journal”, but did you know that he does not just mean his tattoos? He has a history of self-harm when he was young, due to the stress of dealing with family problems, and has a number of self-inflicted scars under his over a dozen tattoos.

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Johnny Depp will next be seen in the upcoming movie ‘The Lone Ranger’ – where he plays an American Indian spirit warrior, and is currently making news for demanding not less than $20 million for a movie.